Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Bullitt County, KY

Caroline Johnson

Caroline Johnson

Mar 9, 2023

Caroline Johnson, 83 of Bardstown passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023, at Signature Healthcare at Colonial, in Bardstown. Caroline was a Baptist by faith and attended Millcreek Baptist Church. She was a devoted, loving, and fun mother and grandmother. She enjoyed the outdoors, cooking, and spending time with her family. She was a great cook, but her greatest hobby, and...

Wayne Edwin Shafer

Wayne Edwin Shafer

Mar 9, 2023

Wayne Edwin Shafer, 84 of Taylorsville passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023, at Norton Brownsboro Hospital. Wayne was a Christian by faith, a Mason, and a retired auto worker from Ford Motor. He was a proud U.S. Navy veteran that was involved with several veterans’ groups and a member of Vietnam Veterans of America. Wayne played a vital role in...

Wayne C. Ostrander

Wayne C. Ostrander

Mar 3, 2023

Wayne Ostrander, 86, of Shepherdsville, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2023, after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife Judy, his daughter and son-in-law Becky and John Payne, daughter Suzanne Ostrander, grandchildren Samantha and Boris Nedic and Bryan Payne, and many people who looked up to him as a role model. He was preceded in death by...

Barbara Rebecca Philpot Cook

Barbara Rebecca Philpot Cook

Feb 25, 2023

Barbara Rebecca Philpot Cook, 90 of Shepherdsville, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at St. Matthew Care Center, with her daughter by her side. Barbara was a longtime employee of Publisher’s Printing. She enjoyed karaoke nights with family and friends. She loved all of her family dearly, but her biggest joy in life was found with her grandkids...

Mary Jane Armstrong

Mary Jane Armstrong

Feb 23, 2023

Mary Jane Armstrong, 84 of Shepherdsville, passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2023, at Baptist East Hospital. She was a Baptist by faith. A good caregiver, she was always willing to help anyone in need. She loved music and eating out; always making sure everyone was fed. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Lucille Gieske. Mary...

Edwin Danilo Vasquez-Godoy

Edwin Danilo Vasquez-Godoy

Feb 19, 2023

Edwin Danilo Vasquez Godoy, 54 of Louisville, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2023, at Norton Audubon Hospital, with his family by his side. Edwin was a Christian by faith and a member of Evangel World Prayer Center. He was a loving father, brother, and friend. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He was preceded in...

Riley Perkins

Riley Perkins

Feb 19, 2023

Riley Perkins, 67 of Shepherdsville, passed away, at his home, on Sunday, February 19, 2023. Riley was a Pentecostal by faith, and an all-around amazing person. Caring, helpful, generous and kind, he never met a stranger. He enjoyed fishing, flea markets and yard sales. A big teddy bear himself, he was also a big time Big Foot enthusiast. He was...

Viva Jo Lloyd

Viva Jo Lloyd

Feb 17, 2023

Viva Jo Lloyd, 80 of Shepherdsville passed away Friday, February 17, 2023 at Norton Brownsboro Hospital. She was a Catholic by faith and a member of St. Rita Catholic Church. Vi retired from Ford Motor Company. She enjoyed being outdoors and tending her flower garden. She was a great cook, she took pride in preparing large family meals that brought...

Mary Lou Ray

Mary Lou Ray

Feb 15, 2023

Mary Lou Ray, 77 of Shepherdsville passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at Hosparus Health Inpatient Care Center, with her family by her side. She was a Baptist by faith, and a caregiver by trade, she placed the needs of others above her own. She could find happiness and joy in any circumstance, always finding the good and bringing out...

Larry Duane Greenwell

Larry Duane Greenwell

Feb 14, 2023

Larry Duane Greenwell, 89 of Shepherdsville, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Larry was a farmer by trade and an outdoorsman by heart. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and anything that got his hand dirty. He was a jack of all trades and the king of “making-do,” he could literal fix anything. He was a loving...

Thomas Bartram Givhan

Thomas Bartram Givhan

Feb 12, 2023

Thomas Bartram Givhan departed this life peacefully on February 12, 2023. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky on September 24, 1926 to Thomas Holman Givhan and Eva Beck Givhan who predeceased him. He graduated from Henry Clay High School where he excelled academically and played football. He was recognized as an All State football player which led to him playing...

Frances Jean Shelton

Frances Jean Shelton

Feb 5, 2023

Frances Jean Shelton, 85 of Shepherdsville, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at Green Meadows Health Care Center, with her family by her side. Frances was a Baptist by faith and a member of Vine Hill Baptist Church. She loved her church and church family. She was an amazing mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother that was dedicated to...

Benjamin Samuel Curry

Benjamin Samuel Curry

Feb 5, 2023

Benjamin Samuel Curry, 82 of Shepherdsville, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at Norton Audubon Hospital. Benjamin was a Baptist by faith and a member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church. He was a member of Shivley Masonic Lodge 951. He was an avid University of Kentucky fan. He loved deer hunting and deep-sea fishing. He was preceded in death...

Roxann Conway

Roxann Conway

Feb 1, 2023

Roxann Conway, 63 of Shepherdsville, passed way on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at Kindred Hospital, with her family by her side. Roxann was a Catholic by faith, and a loving mother and grandmother that treasured her family. She was a sports fan that got a thrill from watching NASCAR and her favorite football team, the Kansas City Chiefs. She was...

Dennis Clark " Kroger Man" Dewitt

Dennis Clark " Kroger Man" Dewitt

Jan 29, 2023

Dennis Clark DeWitt, 70, of Shepherdsville, passed away on January 29, 2023, at Jewish Hospital after a brief illness. After 18 years at the Shepherdsville Kroger, Dennis was known as “Mr. Kroger Man.” Dennis was a faithful member of Southeast Christian Church since 1992, retired from the Louisville Metro Parks, and was an avid model train enthusiast. He loved people,...

Virginia "Pinky" Bessie Ing

Virginia "Pinky" Bessie Ing

Jan 28, 2023

Virginia “Pinky” Bessie Ing, 72 of Louisville, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Norton Healthcare Pavilion, with her family by her side. Pinky was a Christian by faith and a member of Hillview Assembly of God, where she was heavily involved in the children’s church. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She enjoyed gardening and canning vegetables....

Frankie Sadler Slaughter

Frankie Sadler Slaughter

Jan 24, 2023

Frankie Sadler Slaughter, 91 of Zoneton, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at Inspirations of Mt. Washington, with her family by her side. Frankie was a Baptist by faith and a member of Thixton Lane Baptist Church. She was a loving mother and grandmother, and never met a stranger. She volunteered for the Red Cross. She belonged to the...

Janette Wigginton

Janette Wigginton

Jan 21, 2023

Janette Wigginton, 75 of Louisville, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2023, at home, with her family by her side. Janette was a Catholic by faith and a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. She was a loving mother and was very involved with her children and their upbringing. She was active in church, volunteering at school, sporting events, or...

Frances Laverne Hardy

Frances Laverne Hardy

Jan 18, 2023

Frances Hardy, a long-time resident of Shepherdsville, left this life January 18, at the age of 95. She loved her community and living here. Daughter of John and Clara Baugh, she did her best to help her family, whenever they needed it. She married the love of her life, Jimmie Hardy, in the mid 1940’s. They had one son, Sam...

William Arthur "Cowboy" Richards

William Arthur "Cowboy" Richards

Jan 17, 2023

William Arthur “Cowboy” Richards, 88 of Shepherdsville, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at Norton Audubon Hospital, after a battle with an illness. Cowboy was a legendary community figure. If spent any time in or around Shepherdsville, then you knew of Cowboy and his moped (he called it his Harley). He was a volunteer firefighter with Nichols, Southeast and...